“Cancelled is not the right word right now, it’s indefinitely postponed, our conference is working on everything that we can to see if spring is a viable option,” Apsey said.
SEASON... WILL HAVEA BIG IMPACT ONFANS... AND A MAJORFINANCIAL IMPACT...ON DOWNTOWNBUSINESSES.AS WE TOLD YOU...THEY'RE PROJECTEDTO LOSE ABOUT 15-MILLION DOLLARS INREVENUE.BUT HOW WILL ITAFFECT THEUNIVERSITY?OUR LYNSEYADMUNDSON SPOKEWITH BOISE STATE'SATHLETICDIRECTOR... TOLEARN MORE ABOUTHOW A LOSS OFFOOTBALLREVENUE... MIGHTIMPACT OTHERSPORTS AT B-S-U."CANCELLED IS NOTTHE RIGHT WORDRIGHT NOW, IT'SINDEFINITELYPOSTPONED, OURCONFERENCE ISWORKING ONEVERYTHING THATWE CAN TO SEE IFSPRING IS A VIABLEOPTION."APSEY SAYSREVENUE FROMFOOTBALLGENERATES 40 TO 50PERCENT OF THEATHLETICDEPARTMENTBUDGET, RIGHT NOWAS IT STANDS THESEASON ISPOSTPONED, BUT IFIT'S CANCELLED THATWILL MEAN A 20MILLION DOLLARLOSS FOR THEUNIVERSITY.AND ALTHOUGHSAVING MONEY ISIMPORTANT....HESAYS HISDEPARTMENT HAS TOBE PROACTIVE INGENERATINGREVENUEELSEWHERE."THE SUCCESS THATWE ARE HAVINGCOSTS A LOT OFMONEY, AND WE AREGOING TO REACHOUT TO BRONCONATION, AND OURSEASON TICKETHOLDERS AND OURCORPORATEPARTNERS, AND THEBAA HAS TO GROWAND WE GOT TOMAKE SURE AT THEEND OF THE DAYWHATEVER THATDEFICIT IS GOING TOBE WE HAVE TOMAKE IT AS SMALLAS WE CAN GOINGINTO THE NEXTACADEMIC YEAR,"FALL ENROLLMENTAND WHETHER THEYPLAY A SPRINGSEASON ARE THETWO MAIN FACTORSIN DETERMINING THEDEFICIT LOST THISFALL."YOU HAVE TO PLANFOR THE WORST,FROM A FINANCIALPERSPECTIVE, ANDTHAT'S WHAT WE'LLCONTINUE TO DO, IDO SEE US RUNNINGSOME KIND OFDEFICIT AND USING APAYMENT PLANWHETHER THAT'S ALOAN OR WHATEVERTHAT MAYBE"AFTER CUTTINGBASEBALL ANDSWIMMING...HE SAYSTHERE'S NO PLAN TOCUT ANY OTHERPROGRAMS."PERSONALLY I DONOT WANT TO GOTHROUGH THATAGAIN THAT WASREALLY HARD, BUT IGOT TO SAY WE HAVETHAT EVERYTHING ISON THE TABLE, WEHAVE TO LOOK ATEVERY WAY WE CANSAVE MONEY."RIGHT NOW THEDEPARTMENTSFOCUS IS FIGURINGOUT A SPRINGSEASON...UNTIL THEYARE TOLDOTHERWISE."MAYBE THERE WILLBE A SPRINGSEASON, AND WECAN GARNER SOMEOF THAT REVENUEBACK ESPECIALLYON THE TV SIDE ANDTHE CFP SIDE,"THEY ARE WORKINGWITH COACHES ANDATHLETIC DIRECTORSIN THE MOUNTAINWEST TO PUT FORTHRECOMMENDATIONSTO THE CONFERENCEFOR A SPRINGSEASON RIGHT NOW...HE'S OPTIMISTIC,BUT WITH THEUNCERTAINTY OFCOVID-19 HE DOESN'TKNOW WHEN THEPLANS WILL BEANNOUNCED...INBOISE...LYNSEYAMUNDSON IDAHONEWS 6.FOOTBALL FANSALSO WONDERINGABOUT A MARQUEEMATCHUP... SEVENYEARS IN THEMAKING.WHAT HAPPENS...WITH THAT PLANNEDHOME GAME...AGAINST FLORIDASTATE?APSEY SAYS HE ISWORKING WITHFLORIDA STATEATHLETIC DIRECTORSTO GET THE GAMEBACK ON THESCHEDULE... WITHINTHE NEXT FEWYEARS.COMING UP ONIDAHO NEWS 6...JUST VERYTHANKFUL FOR THEOPPORTUNITY
The postponed BSU football season puts the athletic department into a deficit. They're hopeful for a spring season.
